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   downbeat

   /ˈdaʊnbiːt/

   adjective

   • 1. pessimistic or gloomy: "the assessment of the UK's economic prospects is downbeat" Similar pessimisticgloomynegativedefeatistgloom-riddencynicalbleakfatalisticdarkblackdespairingdespondentdepresseddejecteddemoralizedhopelessmelancholyglumlugubrioussuspiciousdistrustfuldoubtingalarmistinformal:given to looking on the black sideOpposite upbeat
   • 2. relaxed and understated: "he responds to her enthusiasm with downbeat bemusement" Similar relaxedeasy-goingequablefree and easyeasyat easecasualinformalnonchalantinsouciantunderstatedinconspicuouslow-keysubdueddiscreetmutedsubtleplayed downtoned downunostentatiousblasécoolinformal:laid-backunflappabletogether

   noun

   • 1. an accented beat, usually the first of the bar.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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